Miami Heat at Memphis Grizzlies Picks and Prediction for Friday, October 24, 2025
Use Code SSWC The Miami Heat (0-1), 10th in the Eastern Conference, are set to face off against the Memphis Grizzlies (1-0), the Western Conference’s fifth-place team, on October 24th at 8:00 PM ET at the FedExForum as we look at the Heat vs. Grizzlies prediction. The Heat opened up the season on Wednesday with a tough 125-121 road loss to the Orlando Magic, while the Grizzlies secured a 128-122 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. This is the first of two games against each other, as they will not play again until the end of February. Your quick scout — NBA picks for the Miami Heat at the Memphis Grizzlies, you can act on.
Heat Looking to Figure Things Out This Season
The Miami Heat, positioned in 10th place in the Eastern Conference with a 0-1 record, are looking to get back on track as they are dealing with some on and off-court issues. Guard Terry Rozier is on immediate leave of absence due to being involved in a betting scandal. The season opened with a 125-121 road loss against the Orlando Magic as they gave up 30+ points in three of the four quarters.
On offense, Miami is looking to figure out how to be effective in the post-Jimmy Butler era. They were able to score 121 points while shooting 48.4% from the floor and 34.3% from beyond the arc to begin the season. The loss of Tyler Herro due to an ankle injury, but their issues were on the defensive end. They also tallied 47 total rebounds in their opening game.
Defensively, the Heat allowed the Magic to score 125 points while shooting 46.7% from the field and 40.0% from beyond the arc in Game 1 of the regular season.
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Injury Report for Miami
- Shooting guard Tyler Herro: Ankle (OUT)
- Shooting guard Kasparas Jakucionis: Groin (OUT)
Grizzlies Looking to Build Off Last Season
The Memphis Grizzlies are coming off a 128-122 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans to begin the season, and it helped being able to score 72 points in the second half of the game.
Offensively, the Grizzlies were able to score 128 points. The efficiency is notable, with a field goal percentage of 51.2 and a 3-point percentage of 29.7. At the free-throw line, they have been able to connect as they have an 81.4% success rate while doing a good job with their rebounding, with 39. This offense is led by Ja Morant, who recorded 35 points in the opening game. Morant, who has had a difficult time trying to stay healthy, is dealing with an ankle injury and is listed as questionable in this one.
Defensively, Memphis is good on paper despite allowing 122 to the Pelicans. They were able to hold New Orleans to 45.9% from the floor as well as 37.0% from the 3-point line throughout the first game of the year.
Injury Report for Memphis
- Point guard Ja Morant: Ankle (Questionable)
- Shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: Ankle (Questionable)
- Shooting guard Vince Williams Jr: Heel (OUT)
- Shooting guard Ty Jerome: Calf (OUT)
- Point guard Scotty Pippen Jr: Toe (OUT)
- Power forward Brandon Clarke: Knee (OUT)
- Center Zach Edey: Ankle (OUT)
Miami Heat at Memphis Grizzlies Pick
Spread Pick for Heat vs. Grizzlies
- Memphis Grizzlies -170 (5 units)
There is a reason why, even with a handful of players that would be in the rotation missing this game that the Memphis Grizzlies are still the favorite. Just talking off the court, the Terry Rozier situation could be something that is on the mind of the Miami Heat players and coaching staff, as this just happened on Thursday with his arrest. On the court, Memphis still has a lot of talent and should be able to dominate. These teams played in the final game of the preseason against one another, and the Grizzlies won by 16 points, so even with that being just a preseason game, it still shows momentum. All in all, go with the Memphis Grizzlies to win this game at home.
Over/Under Pick for Heat vs. Grizzlies
- Under 232.5 (4 units)
These teams are going to have strong defensive players in the frontcourt, with Bam Adebayo and Jaren Jackson Jr. being the centerpieces of that. If Ja Morant is unable to suit up as he is dealing with an ankle injury, Memphis is going to lose a significant scoring threat, and that would make things even more difficult. In the opening game of the season for each team, they did not do too well in terms of grabbing offensive rebounds, as Miami recorded 10 while Memphis had six. Go with under 232.5 total points as the better bet here.
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